COLUMBIA - The city is considering an additional audit of Columbia. Every year an audit takes place to make sure the city is spending money the way it said it would, but calls for transparency are leading to the idea of another outside audit.

City council member, Michael Trapp, said some residents distrust city government, but an audit might change that.

JEFFERSON CITY - Nearly six million vehicles cross structurally deficient bridges every day in the state of Missouri. That's according to a recent report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.

The report ranks Missouri as fourth worst in the nation for number of structurally deficient bridges. The report found that about one in 10 bridges is structurally deficient, meaning at least "one key element of the bridge is in poor or worse condition."

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri teens are twice as likely to use tanning beds than the average American teen according to the American Cancer Society. This statistic comes at a time when the rate of melanoma has nearly doubled in the last nine years.

These are only a few of the statistics Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon) mentioned Wednesday while testifying for House Bill 1260. This house bill would prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from using tanning beds. Currently, Missouri allows people under 18 to tan with parental consent.